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Stars and Stripes Quilt

There are still quite a few quilts that haven’t made it up on the blog yet and this Stars and Stripes quilt is one of them.

Stars and Stripes pattern is by Thimbleblossoms.

This was such a fun quilt to sew up. Every once in a while I crave mindless sewing and a Thimblebossoms pattern. This scrappy friendly quilt is a quick sew.

I actually struggled to find enough red in my stash for this flag quilt but I managed to make it work. There might be some extra piecing in there to make the red pieces big enough.

The background is an out of print Bonnie and Camille gingham from their Vintage Picnic fabric line. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen quite a few Stars and Stripes with this background. It certainly wasn’t my original idea 🙂

Stars and Stripes is a nice little throw size so I quilted it up on a Janome MC6700p using my favorite wavy stitch. It looks like these lines are spaced one inch apart.

The backing is an older Bonnie and Camille floral print. This makes for the perfect summer quilt. With the 4th of July coming up, it seems like a good time to finally share it here on the blog.

Autumnville Quilt by Thimbleblossoms

I have a fun one to share with you today. I made this Autumville quilt last fall so let’s get it on the blog before this current fall is over!

Every once in a while I feel the need to make a quilt using a quilt pattern that isn’t mine…ha. It feels good to take a break from figuring out the math and just follow someone else’s. Last fall this Autumville quilt pattern by Thimbleblossoms was just that quilt.

This quilt was such a fun one to make! It has a lot of different blocks and a lot of different piecing but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a very satisfying quilt to make. The best part… I pulled all of the fabrics from my stash! They are an assortment of reds, oranges, aquas, greens and polka dots.

This quilt is huge! But I wanted to tackle the quilting myself. I find that really satisfying too ;). And oh my goodness, I’m remembering that I was very pregnant in that photo above…lol.

This Autumville quilt is quilted on a Janome MC6700p using the wavy (serpentine) stitch. It’s quilted just like you would quilt straight lines and the stitch does all of the work. If you have been following along for a while you know it’s my go-to when I quilt my own quilts. It’s the same method as this quilting tutorial.

This is the first medallion style quilt I’ve ever made and it sure was fun! I really enjoyed all of the different blocks that went into this one. That center star is especially pretty!

And the pumpkin blocks.. those are cute too!

To keep this fall quilt nice and cozy, I backed it in this red polka dot flannel by Bonnie and Camille. This is a warm one!!

I was a little nervous quilting this one since it is so big! But I tell you what, that Janome MC6700p is a dream. There wasn’t a single pucker or even any loose fabric for that matter. I know this machine is amazing but it still surprised me with this one since it’s so big and so heavy with the flannel.

So pretty right!? This Autumnville quilt pattern can be found in Camille’s shop.

Materials:
White: Kona Cotton Snow
Assorted fabrics and scraps from my stash
Polka dots: Bonnie and Camille Handmade dots
Binding: Kona Cotton Silver
Batting: Warm and White
Spray basted with 505
Pieced and quilted on a Janome MC6700p
Backing: Red flannel polka dot

Red Scrappy Swiss Plus Quilt

I just took a quick inventory around my house and counted at least 12 quilts that still need to be blogged!  Now that my busy summer season is winding down I have a lot more time for things like blogging and quilting!   I’m pretty excited to be sewing again and I’ve missed it so much.   I spent the weekend finishing a few quilts and was reminded just how much I love doing this.   Having such a tangible beautiful product at the end of all of your hard work is so satisfying.

quiltylove_emilydennis-9030 Today I’m sharing my scrappy swiss quilt.   I used Thimble blossoms Swiss Quilt Pattern.   I’m really not such a fan of red but I loved this quilt when Camille released it and I thought it would be the perfect way to use up some of the reds in my stash since they really aren’t getting used any other way.

file-sep-26-9-15-13-am file-sep-26-9-14-44-am This swiss quilt goes together very quickly and is a chain piecing dream 🙂   Chain piecing is when you continue to feed the fabric into the machine without cutting the threads or lifting the presser foot.   You can see the pile of fabric pieces accumulating behind my machine.   Once all of the pieces are sewn through, cut the threads.   (I use the thread cutter on the side of my machine which is super fast and convenient.) file-sep-26-9-14-25-am I quilted this one using my very favorite zig zag stitch.  Find the zig zag walking foot quilting tutorial here.   It’s pretty much my go to quilting method because the end result looks like you spent a lot more effort than you did 😉 file-sep-26-9-13-42-am quiltylove_emilydennis-9032 I used a simple black and white plus fabric for the backing.   Again, kept the backing neutral when the front was so busy.   Backing is Art Gallery Wonderland by Katarina Roccella. quiltylove_emilydennis-9039 quiltylove_emilydennis-9033 quiltylove_emilydennis-9037 quiltylove_emilydennis-9040 quiltylove_emilydennis-9018 quiltylove_emilydennis-9028 quiltylove_emilydennis-9026 Fabrics used are an assortment of Bonnie and Camille,  Lelle Boutique, Cluck cluck Sew and a few others mixed in.

 

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The Swoon Quilt with Cotton and Steel

For some reason I never got around to photographing my Cotton and Steel Swoon Quilt! I finished this quilt a few months ago and it’s even had a rotation on my bed. This is Thimbleblossom’s Swoon pattern. Since the pattern itself leans more traditional I went for a really modern Cotton and Steel basics print. Straight line quilting finished the look.  I adore this quilt.   I’ve loved every single one I’ve seen on pinterest and Instagram.   My husband however is not such a fan..lol.   So it had a short rotation on our bed and is stacked away for now.   I’m sure it will make it’s way back on our bed again 😉

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